Peg, Particularly Clothes Peg

ABSTRACT

A peg ( 2 ), particularly a clothes peg, is disclosed. The peg includes a plate-shaped end part ( 4 ) which is connected with mainly plate-shaped primary holder parts ( 6 ), and connected with a mainly plate-shaped secondary holder part ( 8 ), where the primary holder parts are substantially mutually parallel holder parts ( 6 ) projecting from opposing sides of the end part. The secondary holder part ( 8 ) is a tongue-shaped holder part projecting from the end part and disposed midway between the substantially parallel holder parts ( 6 ). The primary holder parts ( 6 ) opposite the end part ( 4 ) and spaced apart therefrom are interconnected by a traversing holder part ( 10 ).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a peg.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The best known clothes pegs of wood or plastic consist of two peg partsof wood or plastic, which are resiliently interconnected by means ofhelical spring provided between the peg parts, the spring havinglaterally projecting end parts that engage traversing grooves externallyof opposing sides of the peg parts. This means that prior art clothespegs of the mentioned kind have limited application in practice, whichis largely limited to the direct purpose of application, namely tosuspend clothes and similar pliable items on a tight line orclothes-line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is an improved peg, particularly A clothes peg, which bymeans of simple technical measures can provide an improved holdingforce, and which at the same time provides the peg with furtherapplication options.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The peg according to the invention has primary holder parts constitutedby substantially mutually parallel holder parts projecting from oppositesides of the end part, a secondary holder part being constituted by atongue-shaped holder part projecting from the end part and disposedmidway between the substantially parallel holder parts, and the primaryholder parts opposite the end part and spaced apart therefrom areinterconnected by means of a traversing holder part. By simple technicalmeasures, the peg may hereby provide an improved holding force as wellas the peg is provided further application options at the same time.

Beside its primary purpose as clothes peg, the peg according to theinvention may find alternative application as suspension for exampledishtowels, towels or similar flat items of fabric or other pliablematerial, as the end part of the peg for this alternative purpose may bedesigned with one or more holes for mounting on a wall by means ofscrews.

The peg according to the invention provides connection between thetongue-shaped holder part and the end part is bent so that the holdertongue is offset in plane outwards in relation to the primary holderparts.

With the object of facilitating positioning the peg correctly on forexample a clothes line, an advantageous design of the peg is such thatat a short distance from the end part, the primary holder parts havetraversing elevations which together with the tongue-shaped holder partform a traversing holder groove, which for example is for receiving aclothes line or corresponding line-shaped suspension means.

In order to facilitate passing the peg down over a clothes line and asuspension item, the peg may have an outer free end part of thetongue-shaped holder part including an outwardly sloping end part.

With the intention of achieving improved holding force from the pegaccording to the invention, the peg has an inner part of thetongue-shaped holder part extending conically in direction away from theend part, that is having increasing width. In a simple way a kind ofwedge action is achieved, for example a piece of cloth is wedged behindthe thick part of the holder tongue if the piece of cloth is pulled.

The peg according to the invention is made of a suitable plasticmaterial, for example POM (polyoxymethylene), by injection moulding. POMis characterised by great strength, rigidity and hardness, good chemicaland environmental properties and low moisture absorption. Alternatively,the peg according to the invention can be made of another suitableplastic material, for example PP (polypropylene), by injection moulding.

According to a further alternative, the peg, particularly the clothespeg, according to the invention can be made of a suitable metal alloy bycasting. Or, according to a further alternative, the peg may be made ofa suitable metal by press forging.

A further alternative will be an very environment-friendly clothes pegwhich is made of a suitable natural material, for example comminutedstraw, which is compressed by using a suitable bonding agent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is explained more closely in the following with referenceto the drawing, on which:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a pegaccording to the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the peg, cf. FIG. 1, as seen from the front;

FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the peg, cf. FIG. 1, as seen from the side;

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the peg, cf. FIG. 1, as seen from one end;

FIG. 5 shows yet a perspective view of the peg shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the peg, cf. FIG. 5, shown as a linedrawing;

FIG. 7 shows a plan view of the peg, cf. FIG. 2, shown as a linedrawing;

FIG. 8 shows a plan view of an embodiment of a prototype of a pegaccording to the invention, as seen from the front;

FIG. 9 shows a plan view of the peg, cf. FIG. 8, as seen from the side;

FIG. 10 shows a plan view of pegs, cf. FIG. 9, for illustrating stackingof a number of pegs according to the invention; and

FIG. 11 shows a plan view of a peg, cf. FIG. 9, shown suspended on aclothes line and with suspended hook of a clothes hanger.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The clothes peg 2 shown in FIGS. 1-7 includes a predominantlyplate-shaped end part 4 which is connected at opposite sides withpredominantly mutually parallel narrow plate-shaped primary holder parts6, a secondary, also predominantly plate-shaped tongue-shaped secondaryholder part 8 which is connected with the end part 4, and which isdisposed between the primary holder parts 6.

Opposite the end part 4, the primary holder parts 6 are interconnectedby means of a transverse holder part 10 which is disposed spaced apartfrom an outer end 12 of the tongue-shaped secondary holder part 8, sothat there is formed a closed suspending hanger 14 of the clothes peg 2.

As most clearly shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the connection between theholder tongue 8 and the end part 4 are bent at 11, so that the holdertongue 8 is offset in plane outwards in relation to the primary holderparts 6. At a short distance from the end parts 4, the holder parts 6are designed with elevations 16 which together with the bent connection11 of the holder tongue 8 form a transverse holder groove 18, forexample for a clothes line 20.

FIGS. 3 and 4 furthermore illustrate that an outer end 12 of the holdertongue 8 extends obliquely outwards, so that it becomes easier to insertfor example a clothes line 20 in the holder groove 18, possibly forfixing a piece of clothes or a towel on the clothes line by means of theclothes peg 2.

The end part 4 may possibly be designed with one or more holes formounting the peg 2 on a wall, so that the peg 2 can be used forsuspending towels, dish towels, facecloths or similar pliable itemswhich may just be passed upwards behind the holder tongue 8 in order tobe fixed by wedging between this and the primary holder parts 6.

An innermost part of the holder tongue 8 is designed conically in such away that the width of the cross-section of the holder tongue 8 isincreased outwards with increasing distance from the end part 4, thusachieving hereby a wedge action in a simple way, that is pulling in apiece of cloth fixed between the holder tongue 8 and the holder parts 6only makes the piece of cloth wedge itself more firmly.

The closed suspension hanger 14 may for example be used for suspending aclothes hanger, as a hook 24 (FIG. 11) of a usual clothes hanger may besuspended in a secure way in the suspension hanger 14, that is, forexample, the wind cannot inadvertently displace the clothes hanger alonga clothes line 20 by suspending on the clothes line 20.

FIGS. 8-11 show a prototype clothes peg 2′, where the same referencenumbers are used for parts with the same function as on the clothes peg2 according to FIGS. 1-7.

FIG. 10 illustrates how the clothes peg 2′ may readily be stacked ratherdensely, which is particularly advantageous by packing and shippingclothes pegs according to the invention, which is also the case with thepreferred embodiment of the clothes peg 2, Compare FIGS. 1-7, which maycorrespondingly be stacked quite densely, as the holder tongue 8 of aclothes peg 2 fits in the corresponding hollow at the rear side of theholder tongue 8 by an adjacent peg in the stack etc.

As previously mentioned, the peg according to the invention is made of asuitable plastic material, for example POM (polyoxymethylene), byinjection moulding. POM is characterised by great strength, greatrigidity and hardness, good chemical and environmental properties andmodest moisture absorption. Alternatively, the peg according to theinvention can be made of another suitable plastic material, e.g. PP(polypropylene), by injection moulding. In other words, the pegaccording to the invention is made of a non-corroding plastic material,to which is added UV stabilizer to make the peg more resistant to UVradiation, so that the service life of the peg is considerablyprolonged.

The peg can be made in desired colors, that is the peg can be made in acustomer-specific colour. Finally, it is to be mentioned thatparticularly the plate-shaped end part 4 and the plate-shaped holdertongue 8 are suited for customer-specific commercial print.

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 11. A peg comprising a plate-shaped end part which isconnected with primary holder parts and is connected with a secondaryholder part, wherein the primary holder parts include substantiallyparallel holder parts projecting from opposite sides of the end part,the secondary holder part being a tongue-shaped holder and projectingfrom the end part and being disposed midway between the substantiallyparallel holder parts, and the primary holder parts opposite the endpart and spaced apart therefrom are interconnected with a traverseholder part.
 12. A peg according to claim 11, wherein the connectionbetween the secondary holder parts and the end part is bent so that thesecondary holder parts are offset in a plane outwards in relation to theprimary holder parts.
 13. A peg according to claim 11 wherein at adistance from the end part, the primary holder parts include traversingelevations, which together with the secondary holder part, form atraversing holder groove for receiving a clothes line or a linearsuspension means.
 14. A peg 2 according to claim 11, wherein an outerfree end part of the secondary holder parts have an outwards sloping endpart.
 15. A peg according to claim 11, wherein an innermost part of thesecondary holder parts in direction away from the end part extendsconically.
 16. A peg in accordance with claim 11, comprising injectionmoulded polyoxymethylene.
 17. A peg in accordance with claim 11comprising injection moulded polypropylene.
 18. A peg in accordance withclaim 11 comprising a cast metal alloy.
 19. A peg in accordance withclaim 11 comprising press forged metal.
 20. A peg in accordance withclaim 11 comprising a naturally occurring material which is compressedand bound by a bonding agent.
 21. A peg in accordance with claim 12,comprising an injection moulded polyoxymethylene.
 22. A peg inaccordance with claim 12 comprising injection moulded polypropylene. 23.A peg in accordance with claim 12 comprising a cast metal alloy.
 24. Apeg in accordance with claim 12 comprising press forged metal.
 25. A pegin accordance with claim 12 comprising a naturally occurring materialwhich is compressed and bound by a bonding agent.
 26. A peg inaccordance with claim 13, comprising an injection mouldedpolyoxymethylene.
 27. A peg in accordance with claim 13 comprisinginjection moulded polypropylene.
 28. A peg in accordance with claim 13comprising a cast metal alloy.
 29. A peg in accordance with claim 13comprising press forged metal.
 30. A peg in accordance with claim 13comprising a naturally occurring material which is compressed and boundby a bonding agent.